Role of Ultrasound in Diagnosis of Acute Abdomen in Pediatric Group

NCT ID: NCT03259048

Last Updated: 2017-08-23

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Total Enrollment: 100 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2017-10-01
• Study Completion Date: 2019-10-01

Brief Summary

Acute abdomen can be defined as "A syndrome induced by wide variety of pathological conditions that require emergent medical or more often surgical management" [1].There are a plethora of causes that can lead to acute abdomen in children, they vary depending on the ages of the children and can be divided into diseases that can be treated with medical care and those in which emergency surgical intervention must be considered [2]. Ultrasonography is the initial choice in the diagnosis of the different causes of acute abdomen in children [3, 4]. It is very useful as it is non-invasive, cost- effective, repetitive, with no radiation exposure, as good as laparoscopy, can be done even in patients with scarred abdomen [5].

Detailed Description

-Patient preparation:

• No specific preparation is needed.
• Demographic data including age, sex, detailed history, clinical presentation, laboratory tests, and data of any other investigations or operation will be obtained.
• Clinical examination will be done in emergency pediatric unit for provisional diagnosis.

-Study instruments:• Patients will examined by Grey-Scale Ultrasonography (U/S) combined with Color Doppler Ultrasonography (CDUS).

3-Technique of examination

• will be in supine position.
• Patient First examination of whole abdomen will be done by Grey -Scale U/S using both 3.5 MHZ and 7.5 MHZ transducers .It will be done in both longitudinal ( parallel to long axis of the patient ) and transverse ( perpendicular to long axis of the patient ) orientation .
• Then finally examination by Color Doppler US will be done for assessment of organ perfusion and diagnosing inflammation.

Conditions

Ultra Sound in Diagnosis of Acute Abdomen in Pediatric Group

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

pediatric group

pediatric group from age of one day to eighteen years.

Abdominal ultrasound

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Abdominal ultrasound will be used in the diagnosis of acute abdomen in pediatric group.

Interventions

Abdominal ultrasound

Abdominal ultrasound will be used in the diagnosis of acute abdomen in pediatric group.

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• -In this study, 100 patients referred from the emergency Pediatric Unit for the assessment of the cause of acute abdomen.

Exclusion Criteria

• - Patients of age group above 18 years
• Patients with trauma.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 1 Day
• Maximum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Assiut University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

mohmed abdelwahab

Resident of Radiology Department - Assiut University

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Central Contacts

mohamed abdelwahab

Role: CONTACT

mohmed_abdelwahab1011@yahoo.com

01016307405

mohamed abdelwahab

Role: CONTACT

mohmed_abdelwaab1011@yahoo.com

01016307405

Other Identifiers

Assiut University Hospitals

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id